14 Related Articles, between 2018-05-10 and 2018-05-13

Cheney, Panetta worry about consequences of Iran deal withdrawal. LAS VEGAS (Reuters) - Dick Cheney and Leon Panetta, who served at the highest levels of U.S. government, see potential unintended consequences of the Trump administration's decision to pull out of the Iran nuclear deal, including possible military action in the Middle East. >>

David Asman: Iran is taking over the Middle East. President Trump vows 'highest level of economic sanctions' on Iran after pulling U.S. out of nuclear deal; reaction on 'Outnumbered.' >>

Iran deal pullout brews trouble. US President Donald Trump pulled the United States out of the Iran nuclear deal and reimposed sanctions on the Middle East country on Tuesday. >>

More Anti-American protests in Iran. Iranian lawmakers burn American flags in response to President Trump's decision to pull out of Iran deal; former Middle East intelligence officer Michael Pregent weighs in on 'Your World.' >>

News Analysis: With Demise of Nuclear Deal, Iran’s Foes See an Opportunity. Others See Risk of War.. Iran has proved adept at exploiting upheavals in the Middle East to deter enemies and spread its influence. Now President Trump and American allies in the region wants to turn back the clock. >>

Oil prices at highest mark since 2014 due to Middle East instability. Fuel prices will continue to rise as investments in alternative energy spike while President Donald Trump's decision to pull out of the Iran nuclear deal is likely to accelerate the rise in fuel prices. >>

Pompeo says US wants to work with Europeans on new Iran deal. Secretary of state holds out hope for an accord 'that really works' as Trump says Iranian takeover of Middle East 'will not happen' >>

President Trump's nixing of nuclear deal exposes Middle East divisions. Regional countries split along Sunni-Shi'ite lines, raising the specter of a wider confrontation should Iran get the bomb. >>

Trump adviser: Iran was 'shifting balance of power in Middle East' under nuke deal. John Bolton also said countries that still deal with Iran could face sanctions. >>

Trump Presses Arab Allies to Do More to Counter Iran. In a pair of letters to four Middle East nations, President Trump repeated his complaints that the United States has borne too much of the burden in the region. >>

Trump's Mideast legacy will be a hard-line, more dangerous regime in Iran. To the editor: Doyle McManus is right that President Trump’s withdrawal of the United States from the Iran nuclear deal will likely lead to Iran renewing its nuclear program. In fact, Iran has already said it would do that. Another consequence is that Trump’s decision strengthens the hardline Iranian... >>

Trump's move likely to worsen Mideast proxy battles. There may not be much Iran can do about President Donald Trump's withdrawal from the nuclear deal, but across the Middle East, it has a variety of ways it can hit back at the United States and America's regional allies. >>

Zakaria: Trump has proved Iran's hardliners right. Iran is a repressive and anti-American regime that has spread its influence in the Middle East, often to America's detriment. But it is also an ancient civilization, with centuries of power and influence in the region. The notion that the United States could solve all of its problems with Tehran by toppling the regime is fanciful. It has withstood US pressure and sanctions for nearly four decades. And even if it were somehow possible to topple it, look around. The lesson of the past two decades in the Middle East is surely that regime change leads to chaos, war, refugee flows, sectarian strife and more. It opens a Pandora's box in a land already rife with woes. >>